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ACS to Hold Outdoor Commencement and 8th Grade Blessing Ceremony on School Campus

ACS will celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2020 at an outdoor commencement ceremony on the school campus on Wednesday, July 8 and will hold an 8th Grade Blessing Ceremony on Friday, July 10. Both ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. and are ticketed events limited in capacity due to COVID-19 regulations.

“We are so thankful that we are now able to hold in-person ceremonies to recognize and honor our Class of 2020 and our 8th grade students,” said Chief School Administrator Karen Oblen. “We are looking forward to coming together with our ACS families to celebrate and give thanks to God for His faithfulness throughout this extraordinarily challenging school year.”

Seniors are receiving 4 reserved tickets for front section seating and 10 additional tickets for general seating in the parking lot in front of the school building. Eighth grade students are receiving 4 reserved front section tickets and 6 general seating tickets. Chairs will be provided for the 4 front section seats, but guests holding the general seating tickets are asked to bring their own chairs. Only those holding a ticket to the ceremonies will be able to attend, with limited attendance by ACS faculty and staff. Social distancing is expected to be followed throughout these events.

Families can pick up their allotted tickets for these ceremonies in the school office starting on Thursday, July 2. Additional important details about the ceremonies were emailed to parents and guardians by Upper School Principal Meg McHale on June 30.

Those who are unable to attend the ceremonies in person will be able to watch them online. Both ceremonies will be live streamed on the Atlantic Christian School YouTube Channel.  Please click on the links below to watch the ceremonies live on YouTube:

CLICK HERE to watch the Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2020.

CLICK HERE to watch the 8th Grade Blessing Ceremony.

Celebrating the Class of 2020 – With Yard Signs, Video, Press of AC Photo Gallery

ACS created colorful yard signs with a photo of each of the 20 seniors in the Class of 2020 to honor and celebrate their accomplishments. The yard signs were displayed at the school campus and then delivered to the students at their homes from May 5 to 15. ACS also created a video with poignant, personalized messages for each senior from the administration and high school faculty. Photos of the seniors are also on display in a virtual graduation photo gallery on the Press of Atlantic City online.

The yard signs were delivered by Upper School Principal Meg McHale and the ACS Cougar mascot, traveling to the students’ homes in Absecon, Egg Harbor Township, Northfield, Somers Point, Mays Landing, Ocean View, and even Cape May Courthouse. Teachers, students, and high school parents then participated in a drive-by parade on various days — waving and honking their car horns as the seniors and their parents gathered on their front lawns with their sign.

“We wanted to do something special for our seniors to make them feel loved and appreciated,” said Chief School Administrator Karen Oblen. “The outbreak of the coronavirus cancelled so many of the events that were planned for our seniors and in mid-May it was uncertain whether we would even be able to hold commencement.”

Oblen added that the school administration, parents, and seniors are very pleased that a recent decision by the Governor’s Office in late May will allow commencements to be held outdoors with adherence to social distancing guidelines on or after July 6. ACS Commencement has now been scheduled for Wednesday, July 8 at at 10 a.m. The rain date is July 9.

CLICK HERE to see the ACS video honoring each senior in the Class of 2020.

CLICK HERE to see the Press of Atlantic City’s online gallery of the Class of 2020. Type in Atlantic Christian School or the graduate’s individual name in the search box.

ACS Seniors Spotlighted in Special Facebook Series

During the month of April, ACS is highlighting each student in the Class of 2020 with a special “Senior Spotlight” series of posts on the ACS Facebook page. Admissions Director Jessica Martin gathered information from each senior, including what college they are attending and their major, their favorite teacher and why, and a fun or unique fact about themselves. Martin posted the first senior article on April 6, spotlighting Nell Daeleman, an international student from Belgium.

“This last year of high school for our seniors has been drastically different than their hopes and expectations,” Martin said. “We are proud of each of them and are encouraging them to finish strong.”

As of April 10, five of our twenty seniors had been profiled on the ACS Facebook page — Nell Daeleman, Paige Hoover, Ian Iaconelli, Xiao Jiajie (Fiona), and Mark Rosie.  “Like” the ACS Facebook page (Atlantic Christian School) to see the upcoming additional profiles of our Class of 2020 and please share the profiles of our amazing seniors with your Facebook friends.